Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-30
THE LAST GREAT PARADE.
TALMAGE'S SERMON TO THE BOYS AT
CAMP WASHINGTON.

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WASHINGTON CITY, May 30-The sermon
of the Rev T. Dewitt Talmage, of Brooklyn,
in the drill enclosure at 8 O'Clock Sunday
afternoon, and the dress parade of SIX battal-
ions of infantry were the two events Of the
day in connection with the national drill. The
sweeping stretches of sward were brilliantly
green, and the skies were very blue, as DR.,
Talmage mounted a platform and faced the
main grand stand. Between 1000 and 5000
well-dreSsed people listened with close atten-
ton to the preacher for an hour.
Three thousand people stood around the
platform, unable to find seats within hearing
distance, and loud applause many times
marked the pas,ises
DR. Talmages texts were "Fifty thousand
which could keep rank" and Every one
could sling stones at a harbreadth and not
miss The preacher said that both text show
us that If We must fight, we shoulddo it well.
Nothing could be more important than this
great national encampmeut. At time when
other nations are giving such care to military
tactics it behooveS this nation to lack moth
ing in skill We shall never have another
war between north and SOUTH but about for
eign invasion am not so sure. If a foreign
foe should ever come, all sectional animos-
ties would he obliterated Here go our regi-
mentS into the battle side by side, Fifteenth
New York volunteers, Tenth Alabama cav
airy, Fourteenth Pennsy lvania ritiemen,
Tenth Massachusetts artillery, Seventh South
Carolina siiarpshooters.
/ have no faith in the cry: mo north, no
south, no east, no west Let all four sec
lions keep their peculiarties and their prefer
| ences, each doing its work and not interior
ing with each other; each of the four carry
| ing its part in the great harmony-the has,
| the alto, the tenor, the soprano-in the grand
march of the union.
| Contrast the feeling of sectional bitterness
| in 1852 with the feeling of sectional unity in
| 1887. The two sections tried to reach up and
get hold OF the sword of heaven, and the
PRAYER of the northern and southern pulpits
| gave more information to the heavens about
the best mode of settling this trouble than
was ever used No use in hiding the fact that
the north and south cursed each other with
| whitening and all-consuming curse.
| Beside that antipathy of war time | place
the complete accord of this time Since the
years of time began their roll, has there ever
been in about two decades such an over-mas
tering antitheiss as between the war time of
complete bitterness, and this time of conf
plete sympathy. To write the figures of 1862
| set up four crystais-crystals Of tears. To
write the figures of 1887 | stand up four mem,
bers of your Observation-Disclosures of rosy cheeks
and flaxen hair, if | can get them to stand
still long enough.
Living soldiers of the north and south, take
new and special ordination at this season of
the year, to garland the Sepulchres Of your
fallen comrades Nothing Is too good for
| their memories.
But they shall come again, all the dead
troops.
We sometimes talk about earthly military
reviews. but what tame things compared with
the final review, when all the armies of the
ages shall Istss for divine and angelic inspec-
ton. st John says the armies of heaven
ride on white horses and | don't know but
many of the old cavalry horses of earthly
battle that were wounded and worn out in
service may have resurrection 1t would be
only fair that raised up and ennobed they
should be resurrected for the grand review of
the Judgment day.
Hank to the trumpet blast, the reveille of
the last Judgment They come up-all the
armies of all lands and all centuries, on
whichever side they fought, whether for free
dom or despOtism, for the right or the wrong
They come; they comel The 5000, coo, 900
men estimated to have fallen in battle, enough
if they stood four abreast to reach clear
around the earth 442 times.
But we shall have time to see them pass in
review before the throne of judgment.
Forward! Forward Let the orchestra of
the heavenly galleries play the grand march,
joined by all the filters, drummers and mill
tary bands that ever sounded victory or de-
feat
Forward in the grand review of the judg-
ment Forward, gracious and eternal God!
On that day may it he found that we are all
marching in the right regiment and that we
carried the right standard, and that we
fought under the right commander, giving
the resembling, million-voiced cheer, more
than conquerors."
The wave Of applause which broke forth as
DR.. Talmage ciose,l his sermon with fervid
exhortation was hushed in a moment by the
low. impressive strins of "Safe in the Arms
of Jesus. performed with tender expression
by abe Marine band
The dress parade began Immediately after
the services, and as the columns of gay mill
tiamen marched into position sectional pride
manifested its ar,lor by heartily applauding
| the representatives of kindred states and
cities The bright and varied uniforms, the
beautiful precision of the manpuvers, and the
perfect alignnents made a panorama sur
passing in picturesque interest any of the mil
itary events of the week The great thronp
of people, ignorant perhaps of Uptons code
looked only for the features most pleasing tt
the eve and whenever point was scored il
wheeling or a drill order was executed witt
automatic accuracy, they broke out into ap
plause, and the fiuttering of handkerchief:
warned the trim soldiery that the eyes of the
ladies were upon them literally beamine
forth enthusiastic admiration
The infantry competition was closed Satur
day, the companies taking part being Com
pany B. First Virginia; Nealy Rifles, o.
Maine; National Rifles, of this city; Company
d, First Minnesota; Company A, Fifth Rhod,
Island; Company |, Second Michigan; Bul
lene Guards, of Kansas City; Wooster City
Guards, Ohio, and Fort Wayne Rifles. The
Minnesota men made an almost faultless re
cord, the others were fair to good.
The cadet drill came next, the competing
companies being the PeeksEill, n Y; st
Johns academy, Va; Bethel academy Va
Maryland Agricultural college; Cayuga Lake
N. Y, Michigan Military academy, anC
Washington high school boys. Their worl
was surprise to the spectators and wa
heartily applauded. A feature of the infantry
competition Saturday was the way the Bul
lene Guards, Of Kansas City, kept at the
drill during the regular 4 O'Clock shower
They faced the aqueous enemy with grin
determination that was highly creditahle, anC
made good performance in spite of it.
In the afternoon, at the arsenal, IA gatlin,
gun squad from Battery A, First Ohio regi
ment of artillery, of Cincinnati, in contes
with the Louisville Legion, made 2i6 point
out of a possible 400 at 900 yards This i
said to be the best record yet made Mt tina
distance The score of the Louisville Legion